Ben’s Book Club

Sunshine Coast Libraries are excited to participate in Ben's Book Club, a monthly online event hosted by Ben Hobson best-selling author of Snake Island.

Join Ben Hobson in conversation with author Petronella McGovern to discuss her novel The Last Trace.

This event will be via Zoom and during this digital book club, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact with the author, and enjoy a bookish discussion. 

Ben’s Book Club is a free monthly digital book club – hosted by Ben Hobson – brought to you via Libby, the library reading app.

Date and time	Registration
Monday 16 September, 7.30-8.30pm (AEST)	Bens Book Club featuring Petronella McGovern A Zoom link will be sent via email upon registering

About the book

Family. It means everything to Sheridan. She has missed having her brother around. At last, Lachy is back in Australia, and Sheridan can't wait to spend the Easter holidays all together in the mountains with their kids.

But, on Good Friday, something devastating happens that rips their two families apart, and now she can't imagine ever forgiving him.

Lachy knows he's not coping, but his sister doesn't have the full story. And, terrifyingly, nor does he. There are some critical gaps in his memory. How is he connected to a missing woman, a hit-and-run, and a request for DNA? To untangle the truth, Lachy must decide who he can trust. His sister? His friends? Even himself?

About the author

Petronella McGovern, author of 'The Last Trace' is fascinated by what makes us tick, the lies we tell, and the secrets we keep. She is the bestselling author of Six Minutes, The Good Teacher and The Liars. She grew up on a farm in central west NSW and now lives with her family in Sydney. The Last Trace is her fourth novel.

Ben Hobson

Ben Hobson is a teacher, and an author, based in Brisbane. To Become a Whale, his debut novel, was released in 2017. It was longlisted for the ABIA Debut Fiction award and shortlisted for the Courier-Mail's People's Choice Award. His second novel, Snake Island, a literary thriller, was released in 2019. The Death of John Lacey, released in February 2023, is his third novel.